The Colorado Kid rose to the occasion.
Left-hander Kyle Freeland, a Denver native, pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings Thursday afternoon at Coors Field in the Rockies’ 1-0 home-opening victory over Washington.
A sellout crowd of 48,230 saw the Thomas Jefferson High graduate keep the Nationals guessing.
Colorado’s offense was quiet but it scored the only run it needed in the fifth. Rookie shortstop Ezequ . . .